This chart promises the potential for both Neptune’s mysterious plague and Pluto’s creaking death cart. They are in connection for the moment. But it also promises the construction (Saturn) of a new healing (Chiron). Perhaps the Earth will benefit from enforced quarantine, perhaps we will make new discoveries around the immune system, but, whatever else, we will never be the same planet or people. We know we can change everything we take for granted, our work, our social structure, our ability for sudden transformation and potential for infinite resilience.

No surprise, the worldwide wonder of each day continues, as a new Moon begins in Taurus. The Lunar cycle begins each month when Sun and Moon meet at the same degree. This particular degree in Taurus has a strong image, a promise we have heard before.

Photo: Robert Fuhro

‘The Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow. Riches that come from linking the celestial and the earthly nature. ….the bridge used by divine beings to communicate with mortals. Man need not be overawed by the celestial display of power, for it leads to a fruitful contact with beings of light. ‘ Sabian Symbol for the degree of Sun and Moon in Taurus. *

Painting: Amelia Leonards

A Plague and ‘a Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow’ is an interesting combination. How would that look? Perhaps like this image by Amelia Leonards.

Astrology, at its best, communicates the connection between ‘celestial and the earthly nature.’ A quick look at this chart shows a ‘bowl’ (or a pot of gold?) pattern with only six houses (segments) of the circle occupied by planets and luminaries. Looking at the form of the pattern here we see a very clear rainbow (crescent) shape in the placement of the planetary occupants.

Photo: Robert Fuhro

Cheek and jowel with the Luminaries is the planet of surprise, and upset, Uranus. Expect more shaking of your world. But no one is alone in this place of shock and awe. It is a universal phenomenon. The Biblical rainbow came after a huge flood, and could be interpreted to mean: Cosmic forces offering peace. What form will the next message take?

Photo: Bruce Lhuillier

There is an interesting combination of planets in this moment which might give us a clue. Mars, shape and form of energy; Mercury, the messenger and healer; and Venus, the expression of love are in a crescent shaped relationship. Venus in Gemini loves clever rapport, and friendly banter. Since Gemini is ruled by Mercury, and Mercury is in a sign ruled by Mars, the three seem to be united in their message. Don’t be afraid to move in new ways, says Mars in Aquarius….think and speak with courage and bravado says Mercury in Aries, respect the rules of love and friendship says Venus in Gemini. This recipe spells political courage and activism, new alliances between all those who have been most deeply hurt by this extraordinary challenge to human existence. Maybe it’s time to ask: How do we listen (Mercury) to the passionate (Mars) love (Venus) of each other instead of the powerful interests of those who benefit from our disarray.

Photo: Sarah Fuhro

But now it’s time to take a close look at the sign of Taurus. Sun and Moon meet here every year at this delicious time of spring beauty in the Northern Hemisphere, final harvest Moon in the South.

Painting: Amelia Leonards

When the Moon is in Taurus, she is in her exaltation. This is a mirror to the last sign, Aries, when the Sun was in his exaltation in Aries. The Bull is chosen as a sacred symbol of the Moon because his horns are the crescents which mark waxing and waning. Moon is joyful in a sign ruled by Venus, and loves the mystery of fertility which this symbol honors. For the Druids Taurus was a sacred time, and the bull was a sacred animal. It’s interesting that Saturn, the great teacher is powerful when located in the two signs, ruled by Venus, Taurus and Libra. There is some sweet connection between this feared and ancient magician, and the power of the Queen of Love. The illustration is also connected to the Three of Cups Tarot card. Celebration and gratitude are part of the season. The constellation is connected to the labyrinth of Crete and the sacrifice of a white bull each spring in the Celtic lands. Taurus is one of three Earth signs in the zodiac, and Beltane, the Fire Festival of this element falls on the fifth day of May. Taurus is ‘fixed’ upon the unfolding of each blossom and the opening of the season of Green.

*Sabian Symbols are verbal images for each degree of the Zodiac channeled by the psychic Laura Wheeler and transcribed by the astrologer Marc Edmund Jones, revised by Dane Rudhyar. http://www.mindfire.ca/.

Sarah Fuhro The Wisdom Tradition evolved over the centuries to address our deepest human needs. Sarah Fuhro is a practitioner of its many forms; including Astrology, Tarot, Flower Essences and Druidry. In addition to personal consultations, Sarah teaches workshops and private classes, offering both clients and students knowledge powerfully rooted in the past, presented in the language of the present. For an appointment or to be notified of classes call 508 740 7039 or email her at sarahfuhro@gmail.com.

Amelia Leonards works with watercolor and graphite to create fantastical imagery. She draws upon world folklore, mythology and her imagination to create pieces imbued with sensitive and emotive storytelling. Throughout her work you will find an emphasis on feminine and natural elements, along with a hefty dose of humor and antlers. https://www.amelialeonards.com and https://www.etsy.com/shop/amelialeonards.

Bruce Lhuillier Is a French artist and photographer currently living near Boston. His ability to capture spirit in his photos and paintings is both unique and visionary. You can find his work on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/Barknstone.

During this time of great uncertainty and revealed world patterns, astrology is a powerful tool for guidance, healing and courage. As a professional astrologer, I want to offer my services to any one who feels they would be helpful. Please feel that you can ask for astrological guidance at whatever price is right for you now.

from the Arthurian Tarot Anna-Marie Ferguson

One of the adventures of the Quest for the Holy Grail, takes place when Percivale, Galahad and Bors are guided to a ‘Miraculous Ship’ by the sister of Percivale, Dindrane. In the ship they discover a beautiful bed. Upon it lies a crown of gold and silver. Across the bed is a magnificent sword with a jeweled handle, partly drawn from a rich and mysterious scabbard, which looks as if it was made of snakeskin. However, the belt of the sword is of very poor quality. It is the belt which will connect the sword to the rightful owner. Dindrane looks at the sword, and says only one person is allowed to carry it. She then repairs the belt with her hair. Now she girds the sword around Galahad, and explains that he is now truly a knight and the only one who who might carry this ‘Sword of Strange Hangings.’

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

Libra is about partnership, about male and female polarities in balance, as light and dark are in balance at the equinox. It is Dindrane who guides the three knights to the ship and Dindrane who knows the answer to the riddle of the bed, the crown, and the sword. The Arthurian stories have strange partnerships between men and women which allow the action of the story to take place. This story resonates with the Sabian Symbol for the degree where the Sun and Moon are located in Libra.

A MAN WATCHES HIS IDEALS TAKING A CONCRETE FORM BEFORE HIS INNER VISION. The need to visualize clearly one’s dreams or ideals in order to make them truly effectual.

Galahad saw his vision of true grail knighthood take form, through the action of Dindrane based upon her internal vision of the ship, the bed and the sword, which must be repaired by the visionary before it can be united with its rightful keeper.

Across from the Sun and Moon in Libra is Chiron, centaur and healer. The centaur is both divine and animal. The symbol for Chiron’s degree is ‘Two lovers strolling on a secluded walk.’ Chiron is the challenge which begins every grail journey, the labyrinth to the center of the self. If I accept this challenge, I will face the crisis which marks my deepest fears about myself, and what I try to hide. The struggle to accept and shine light on my wound, finally opens me to new light. Maybe it is not some fearful weakness which will be revealed, but rather strength. Like Galahad I must then take responsibility for my gift, and carry the sword into the world.

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

The new Moon in Libra is a challenge to take up a vision, which may have languished, and in the darkness repair what keeps the dream from taking form. It was always waiting for us!

She of my love is the new moon,

The God of love illumining her;

Be mine a good purpose

Towards each creature in the creation.

—Carmina Gadelica collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

The Wisdom Tradition evolved over the centuries to address our deepest human needs. Sarah Fuhro is a practitioner of its many forms; including Astrology, Tarot, Flower Essences and Druidry.

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For three nights, I lay on the desert to sleep, and watched the Moon as she grew larger, and more insistent. She moved between Taurus, Cancer, and Leo and soon she will be in perfect opposition to the Sun! The Great Bear rose and passed over head. Mars waved and Orion watched over us.

Once again, the full Moon occurs at the very first moment of a new sign. And this will also be the moment of the Spring Equinox, when light and dark will be in perfect balance. Aries Sun is ruled by Mars, Libra by Venus. We are given the task to blend Mars and Venus, male and female, Sun and Moon. The desert is that balance between dry stone Aries, and blooming Libra this spring.

The full Moon is the culmination of the Moon’s journey each month, but at 0 degrees, it also feels as if this is a new beginning, a place to start over, a moment of perfect balance between light and dark, and a place of rebirth.

photo: Sarah Fuhro

Everywhere we traveled, we were on the path with migrating butterflies. They knew their route, even while we looked at maps and my phone. The butterfly is a perfect balance between the sturdy traveler (Aries) and the delicate presence of beauty and vulnerability (Libra).

Strange to discover that the Sabian Symbol for the degree of this full Moon reflects the butterfly’s journey: ‘In a collection of perfect specimens of many biological forms, a butterfly displays the beauty of its wings.’

A trip to the desert is always a journey into stone and lively forms, but this trip was timed to the rare joy of blossoms everywhere!

photo: Sarah Fuhro

How does it happen that the Moon speaks to us in so many ways which we, like the animals and plants all around us can only see when we are in darkness? Yet we feel the fullness of emotion, excitement, pleasure as the Moon grows and fills the night sky, even though we have turned our back to the Moon’s light as a way to see our road ahead.

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

The Sun is in close contact with Chiron…he who heals, but cannot heal himself. What is it at this moment of the spring equinox, this time of the full Moon, which cries out for healing in your life, and on the sweet planet we call Earth? Take a moment to wander out under this miracle of light, the full Moon in Libra, and create a ritual of healing. Even if the sky is filled with rain or clouds, the all seeing eye of the Moon will find you, and know that you are listening to her, watching for her time.

This new Moon has a strong Dream quality to it. Watch your dreams over the next few days, for Sun and Moon are nestled in the arms of Neptune, the planet who takes us into realms of vision, which we cannot enter with words alone. For this reason Neptune is associated with addiction to narcotics or alcohol, or psychedelics and, yet, this chimeric world is available with a simple turn of the head. Who will go there? I have Sun and Neptune permanently enmeshed in my chart, and delight in the journeys of dreams and visions, but I have learned to travel with care, Saturn and Jupiter at my side. And this chart also demands structure and action not dreams alone.

painting: Louis-Edouard Fournier

When Neptune appeared on the horizon for astronomers and astrologers, (1846), the ‘Age of Reason’ melted, and religious revivals and romantic poetry flourished. I love this painting by Fournier as the ultimate romantic image! It is the funeral pyre of Shelley, the poet, who drowned in Neptune’s embrace. His friends burned him on the beach where he died, his blackened heart (or maybe his liver) cut from his body and later given to his wife, Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Percy Shelley drowned at 29, the age when Saturn returns to our natal sign and degree, and gives most people a sense of structure and maturity. But Shelley’s poetry was not meant for Saturn’s ‘maturity,’ It is about a part of us that is ‘timeless’ and immortal.

So many planets are plugged into this new Moon, it is hard to know how to balance all their demands and contributions. It’s a complicated formula: the desire to fall into vision or trance (Neptune, Sun and Moon in Pisces) with the demand that the message from another world be shared, and acted upon. In the painting above, the Druid has become the Owl messenger of the Crystal Circle. Mercury, the messenger is now in his last degree of the the Zodiac. Like the Druid-Owl he is ready to speak of the experience he gained from his journey through all the degrees of all the signs, a journey he began on March 6, 2018, exactly a year ago today. Saturn and Mars are in a trine of Earth signs. They bracket the Sun/Moon/Neptune dreams with patience (Saturn) , but a demand for action (Mars). This is a beautiful combination for an artist or a shamanic healer.

This might be a formula to awaken our world to the deep wounds we have inflicted upon the earth. Chiron in his new sign of Aries, waits next to the messenger, Mercury. Chiron in Aries has returned to the sign where he was at discovery in 1977. This was a period of unashamed concern for the earth. Mercury is another planet involved in healing. They are cheek and jowl in this chart. Mercury in the last degree of Pisces and Chiron in the first degree of Aries, bring an urgency to our consciousness. Vesta, the planet of hearth and home is also with the Neptune/Sun/Moon. She is there to remind us we are as much a part of this planet as the mountains and the trees.

The Wisdom Tradition evolved over the centuries to address our deepest human needs. Sarah Fuhro is a practitioner of its many forms; including Astrology, Tarot, Flower Essences and Druidry. For an appointment call 508 652 9880 or email her at sarahfuhro@gmail.com. In addition to personal consultations, Sarah teaches workshops and private classes, offering both clients and students knowledge powerfully rooted in the past, presented in the language of the present.

painting: Bruce Lhuillier

Virgo and Pisces are the healers of the Zodiac. Maybe Virgo is the ‘doctor’, the diagnostician, the one who plans the course of healing. Pisces seems to be the ‘nurse’, the one who provides compassionate care. Pisces is prominent in the charts of nurses, and Virgo with the charts of those who are the primary healer. At this full Moon, they are both at zero degree, the gate, the entry to the signs. As always they form an axis, which spans the chart, creating a bridge between the two signs. Lunar nodes in Virgo and Pisces are very common in healers, both allopathic and alternative. I chose the painting of the megalith above, because there is an element of healing which can only be found in nature, and when I enter the woods and come face to face with a message as clear as this one, I know that healing will take place. Dowsers say that megaliths marks underground water patterns, spirals, and turns in the current, places of healing for ancient people, and for us as well.

Chiron is also about to begin a journey into a new sign, Aries. Chiron is the marker for an indelible wound in our life, a wound which can never be healed, but which provides us with the healing knowledge to help others. Those born with Chiron in Aries (1968-1977 and 2018-2027) treat their wounds with impatience. They tend to shake off the pain they feel, much like warriors, the sign of Aries. 1968-77 was a turbulent period, with very little adult attendance to the wounds of children born during this time of huge transitions. Children born with this Chiron, had to take care of themselves and perhaps other children around them. They are like combat medics, who learned they must quickly bind up wounds, and make choices about who can survive.

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

The Sabian Symbol for this degree of Chiron in Aries, is mysterious: A WOMAN JUST RISEN FROM THE SEA. A SEAL IS EMBRACING HER. Impulse to be. Chiron occupies the degree which begins the journey of the zodiac, the degree of the Spring Equinox. In this powerful location he is entirely focused on the evolution of the planet’s consciousness. Like the image above, we are part, fish, part beast, part winged creature. We live in the waters of the unconscious, Pisces, and struggle to analyze where we are and where we have come from, Virgo.

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

Virgo is ‘ruled’ by Mercury, Hermes, he who is always moving about in our heads and swiftly travels with the Sun. At this moment of the full Moon, Mercury is a close companion to Neptune, one of the rulers of Pisces. Neptune pulls our rational impulse under water. Here we dream, experience visions, and forget Virgo’s concerns.Hermes (Mercury) was the dream master of the ancient world. Neptune is an entirely different psychopomp. My dreams have been vivid and memorable over the last few days as this combination of Pisces/Virgo, Mercury/Neptune has moved into position.

photo: Sarah Fuhro

A few days ago I visited the Peabody Museum in Cambridge, and was fascinated with strange brass rings from Liberia, called Nitien. Made by the Kru and Grebo people, found in creeks, rivers and lagoons, they are water spirits or ‘Gods of water’. Nitien have the ability to stop wars, found villages, heal the sick and guarantee fertility. They are also able to catch people crossing streams. The Nitien live in the water but can be caught and brought into the village, where they serve as protector or guardians. These rings represent this moment of time to me, this full Moon in Virgo. We are caught up with the illness to our waters and seas. Perhaps at this full Moon moment we can walk under the beams of the Virgo Moon/Pisces Sun axis to ask for the Nitien energy to heal us, to heal the waters and the seas of Pisces. Chiron as he stands at the gate of Aries, offers us the potential of new forms of consciousness. On Tuesday, 19th of February, take a moment to feel the ‘embrace of the seal.’

photo: Robert Fuhro

The Wisdom Tradition evolved over the centuries to address our deepest human needs. Sarah Fuhro is a practitioner of its many forms; including Astrology, Tarot, Flower Essences and Druidry. For an appointment call 508 652 9880 or email her at sarahfuhro@gmail.com. In addition to personal consultations, Sarah teaches workshops and private classes, offering both clients and students knowledge powerfully rooted in the past, presented in the language of the present.

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

Perhaps you already feel the unsteady motion of this moment. The whirling energy of eclipse season can be delicious or overwhelming. Either way, you can still celebrate, Leo style. Sometimes we just need to rock and roll with the waves of time and space. After all, nothing is permanent, which is probably a good thing. But a party on a houseboat has two kinds of motion, the water beneath our feet and the joyous human energy of a special occasion under the stars. ‘Party on a Houseboat’ is the Sabian Symbol for the new Moon on Saturday, which will eclipse the Sun. You have to live in far northern lands to see this one, but, as always, the energy of the solar eclipse is an opportunity for a fresh start.

And we are in the middle of the Perseid meteor shower, another reason to look up from the ‘party on the houseboat’ into the summer night sky. If we are sensitive to all this movement, there are many ways to keep our balance. The Two of Swords is one way:

By sheer force of will and the discipline of the sword, she holds the moment still. Yet the tiny crescent Moon says this will be a very short exercise, her blindfold keeps her from disorientation, and she must remain seated to keep her balance.

Featured in this new Moon and eclipse is an opposition between the lovely Venus in her sign of balance (Libra), and the warrior version of Chiron in Aries. Can love only be learned through heartbreak as pictured in the Three of Swords? This final eclipse of the year sets in motion a heart opening with Venus in Libra and Chiron in Aries. Leo rules the heart as well as the spine. Aries rules the head. All this Leo eclipse energy might release through the opposition between these two points….

I felt some of that Chiron healing recently after listening to an interview with novelist and philosopher Alain de Botton. I feel better about my imperfect marriage, my flawed attempts to be a good parent, and my lackadaisical career. Perhaps he’s right: we’re here to learn from all of these heartfelt attempts rather than to perfect them. The dance on the houseboat continues, and we can participate as in the Two of Pentacles or hold tight as in the Two of Swords.

” Love is a painful, poignant, touching attempt by two flawed individuals to try and meet each other’s needs in situations of gross uncertainty and ignorance about who they are and who the other person is, but we’re going to do our best…. the acceptance of ourselves as flawed creatures seems to me what love really is. Love is at its most necessary when we are weak, when we feel incomplete, and we must show love to one another at those points.” https://onbeing.org/programs/alain-de-botton-the-true-hard-work-of-love-and-relationships-feb2017/

The wisdom of the Tarot pictures the moment of the Alchemical marriage under the sign of the caduceus and the winged Lion’s head. Caduceus is the wand of Mercury, and yes, at this moment, Mercury is in Leo within a few degrees of Sun and Moon in Leo, the Lion. This card speaks of love between two people, or an internal moment when a painful opposition is accepted in wholeness. Clearly these lovers are taking part in a sacred ritual of healing.

Leo is the Sun’s happiest location. Yet this is at a time of year when the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere is headed South, and we who live here are losing daylight hours. Leo is the sign of theatre, actors, the heart and grand gestures. It’s the sign on my Ascendant, my soul’s entry point. People with a lot of Leo energy in their chart struggle between the desire to manifest their soul’s fire, and to find a way to channel that energy without singeing themselves or those around them. The ego needs to be acknowledged and then released.

Many powerful planets line up to participate in this moment. We won’t see the new Moon, and most of us won’t see the eclipse of the Sun created by the Moon’s shadow. Yet it takes place in each of us. Don’t be afraid to rock the boat as you dance under the stars.

Keeping our Ancient Wisdom Alive

The Wisdom Tradition evolved over the centuries to address our deepest human needs. Sarah Fuhro is a practitioner of its many forms; including Astrology, Tarot, Flower Essences and Druidry. For an appointment call 508 652 9880 or email her at sarahfuhro@gmail.com. In addition to personal consultations, Sarah teaches workshops and private classes, offering both clients and students knowledge powerfully rooted in the past, presented in the language of the present.

A few days ago, a client said: I’m done with the fears I brought with me from other lifetimes, when I was punished for my knowledge of healing and magic. I’m going to pursue my studies and offer my talents and knowledge to other people.

What she was feeling, tells the story of this full Moon and eclipse period. The Sun in Leo and the Moon in Aquarius, give us the courage of Leo and the vision of Aquarius to leave old stories behind and launch new projects without listening to the fear which might devastate us at other times. With full knowledge of our traumas from the past we can push past what holds us back from expressing what we came here to manifest.

It’s an eclipse! Total! No view from North America because the eclipse happens before we see Moonrise, but the power of an eclipse lies beyond what is visible. It is an opportunity to feel the immensity of our connection to earth and sky. With each full Moon we are stretched between perception (the Sun) and feeling (the Moon).

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

The Sun is in the sign he loves the most, LEO! We celebrate our Lion, solar nature! How wonderful to be alive, to have the Sun in us, and and shining on our back. But the full Moon always takes place when the Sun has set, when the Moon reflects the Sun back to us in night darkness. At a lunar eclipse, a mysterious force, a demon, a dragon, devours the Moon bit by bit, and then slowly releases her. How is it possible that the shadow cast by our planet, the earth darkens the Moon at her brightest moment? And what does this tell us about the fears we project outward on to the future?

photo: Robert Fuhro

The Moon is in the sign of Aquarius, his realm is our place in community! Aquarius is grey, maybe pearly, androgynous, neither male nor female. Although the constellation Aquarius is an Air sign, he pours water from a huge urn and lives in a very wet part of the sky, called ‘the Sea.’ His neighbors are Pisces, the fish, Capricorn, the sea goat, Delphinus, the dolphin, Hydra the water spirit. For people who live in areas of the earth with a wet season and a dry season, Aquarius is a gift of life, or a disaster.

photo: Bruce Lhuillier

Aquarius rules our ankles, Leo the heart and spine. Ankles give our bodies mobility and balance, the heart and spine are life itself. At this moment 4:20 pm July 27; full Moon, eclipse, Mars is reversing into the Moon’s degree. Will he knock my Moon off balance, or give me the energy to push into the future, the realm of Aquarius? The old and new rulers of Aquarius: Saturn and Uranus are woven into the tapestry of this moment. Saturn represents solid manifestation. Uranus is about new forms of communication and energy. Together they form an Earth trine with each other. If they work together, is there hope for the future of the earth? This is a personal question for each of us!

Sculpture: Mother Earth, Vicki Gunther https://www.vickigunter.com/

This full Moon/eclipse takes place on an intense degree of my natal chart. Perhaps this is true for you as well. I feel challenged to express what lies hidden and feels fearful. I call on Chiron as healer and teacher of the underworld to help me step forward, I call on Leo Sun to light my way, I call on Aquarius Moon with his Martian companion to show me the map to my journey. As for Uranus, who challenges the full Moon from his position in the sign of Taurus, Uranus demands authenticity, and loves to surprise me at every turn in the road.